Fabio Quartararo: “Before, when Franco Morbidelli was there, I didn’t dare”

Fabio Quartararo opens up on 🌟changing dynamic since Franco Morbidelli left Yamaha

Fabio Quartararo, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February
Fabio Quartararo, Sepang MotoGP test, 6 February

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo claims he has spoken more to new teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Rins after one MotoGP test than his predecessor 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco Morbidelli in four years.

Yamaha opted to ditch Moꩲrbidelli (he has since gone to Pramac Ducati) and replaced him with ex-LCR Honda rider Rins.

The manufacturer’s star man Quartararo has opened up about the changing atmosph🍌ere with a new teammat🌜e.

"With Alex, I felt very good," he told .

"B𝓡asically I hav🧜e spoken and had more contact with him in a test than with Morbidelli in four years. 

"As it is, that's what I think and that's the rea🌱lity.

"It's nice to be able to go to the other side of t𒀰he garage and talk naturally. 

"Before, when Franco was there, I didn't dare.

"With Alex, we have this rivalry,🌞 he wants to beat me and I want to beat him. ♌;

"But I'd rathꦇer beat him by being first and him 𒁏second than by finishing 10th and 11th.

"We have a riding style which, although not the same, means that🍨 the problems we have are the same."

Quartararo and Rins were able to be on track during the shakedown, as well as the 🃏of𝓡ficial preseason Sepang test.

Quartararo was 11th-fastest on Day 3 of the Sepang test, +0.843s behind the l🐠eader Francesco Bagnaia.

Despite still being hampered by only running two bikes, the fewest of any manufacturer, Yamaha hope they can take advantage of new concessions rules to boun🌟ce back into contention this year.

Since winning the 2021 championship, Quartararo༺ has fallen furthe💛r and further behind due to his struggling M1.

He is now entering the final year of his contract, rampi🉐ng up the pressure on Yamaha to deliver himꦇ a competitive package to keep him longer-term.

The swap from Morbidelli to Rins (who won a grand prix last year in Texas be🔴fore breaking his leg in Mugello) could aid t🅰heir development, Yamaha will hope.

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